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For much of recorded history, China was a leading science and technology power. But just as the West rose, China turned
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Since 1979, few rivalries have affected Middle Eastern politics as much as the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Ho
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For four decades Saudi Arabia and Iran have vied for influence in the Muslim world. At the heart of this ongoing Cold Wa
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With "verve and panache," this magisterial history of Europe since 1453 shows how struggles over the heart of
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Why did the medieval Church bless William of Normandy's invasion of Christian England in 1066 and authorize cultura
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If there is a fundamental truth of geopolitics, it is this: whoever controls the core of Europe controls the entire cont
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The period between the late sixteenth and the early eighteenth centuries was one of tremendous, and ultimately decisive,
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The lethality of conflicts between insurgent groups and counter-insurgent security forces has risen markedly since the S
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